Zita Hanrot (born 7 December 1989) is a French actress. She won the

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in 2016 for her role in the film ''

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''.

Life and career

Zita Hanrot was born in 1989, to a Jamaican mother and a French father. She briefly studied history of art before enrolling at the

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, France's national drama academy based in

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, in 2011; she graduated in 2014. Zita appeared in commercials such as the French army campaign (2006) alongside the French actor

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. She has cited the actress

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as an inspiration, particularly for her role in the 1986 film ''

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''. Hanrot's first film role came in 2012 in ''

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'', directed by Romain Lévy, in which she plays the younger sister of Manu Payet. She subsequently played minor roles in ''

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'' (2013), and '' Eden'' (2014). Her breakthrough role came in 2015's ''

'' (2015), for which she was awarded the

. In the film, directed by

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, she plays Nesrine, a medical student and the daughter of a north-African immigrant, determined to improve her position in life. Her brother, Idrissa Hanrot, is also an actor, starring notably in the 2016 film ''

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''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanrot, Zita 1989 births Living people French actresses French people of Jamaican descent Actresses from Marseille Black French actors 21st-century French actresses Most Promising Actress César Award winners French film actresses French television actresses